Bottleneck

Definition of Bottleneck: Bottleneck is a sudden decrease of the population in size, usually due to adverse environmental factors. During bottlenecks, a population shrinks temporarily and therefore loses genetic variation. Bottlenecks also result from alterations in gene flow such as decreased migration, expansions into new habitats, or population subdivision. This is the common definition for Bottleneck, other definitions can be discussed in the article

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The main author of this article is Stamoulis, Antonios Please note that others may also have edited the contents of this article. Citation: Stamoulis, Antonios (2009): Bottleneck. Available from http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Bottleneck [accessed on 20-04-2024] For other articles by this author see Category:Articles by Stamoulis, Antonios For an overview of contributions by this author see Special:Contributions/Antonios